Jorge Jesus leads group of 26 as Téo Gutiérrez, Carlos Mané and Ricardo Esgaio travel for Olympic duty

More than one hundred eager fans turned out for Sunday's open training session, making the most of a rare chance to see their favourite stars up close. The day started with a lecture led by Jorge Jesus in the middle of the pitch, followed by some light exercises to help the players recover what has been a busy pre-season schedule in Switzerland.

Jesus was of course without Téo Gutiérrez, Carlos Mané and Ricardo Esgaio, who left Lausanne early to join their respective Olympic squad.

With Spalvis recovering from an ankle twist and Paulo Oliveira in specialised training, the Sporting coach has a total of 26 players available for the session, in preparation of Sunday's clash with the Dutch side PSV Eindhoven (19h30GMT).

Speaking at the end of the workout, Daniel Podence reflected on what has been a promising pre-season campaign for him personally: "This has been really positive. We have lost a couple of matches, but we are creating a good dynamic. Of course nobody likes to lose, but we are all focused on taking on board what the coach wants from us and we are getting to know each other. We haven't been playing against just anyone and all of the teams we have faced are Champions League quality."